Railway-rail stay.



. No. 783,552. PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

H. H. SPONENBURG.

RAILWAY RAIL STAY.

APPLICATION FILED DE(J.12. 1904.

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N0.'783,552. PATENTED FEB. 28. 1905. H. H. SPONENBURG.

RAILWAY RAIL STAY.

APPLIOATIOH FILED DEO.12, 1904.

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WITNESSES I N VEJVTOR "turn STTES ii'a'tented February 528, 1905.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,552, dated February28, 1905.

' Application filed December 12, 1904. Serial No. 236,447.

To all Lu/1,0112 it may concern/.- 7

Be it known that I, HI'RAM' H. SroNmNnUue, of W adsworth, in the countyof Lake, in the State of Illinois, have invented new and useful '5improvements in Railway-Rail Stays,of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, andcxactdescription.

This invention relates to the class of devices which are clamped torailway-rails and abut against the cross-tie for the purpose of preventing longitudinal movement of the rails, which movement is due to thecontinual travel of trains over the railway in one direction and I5tends to throw the rails out of alinernent.

The present invention has special reference to the style of rail-staywhich composed of a bar extei'iding across the bottom of the rail andabutting against the side of the cross-tie and provided at one end witha rigid flangegripping jaw anda clamping-jaw supported movably on thebar and forced onto the rail by a screw or bolt.

The object of the present invention is to produce a rail-stay of theabove style which shall be very efiicient for the purpose stated andsimple, strong, and durable and at the same time inexpensive tomanufacture.

To this end the invention consists in the novel construction andarraitigement of the component parts of the rail-stay hereinafter fullydescribed, and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a side view of my improvedrail-stay applied to the rail. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3is a transverse section on line X X in Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a detail sideview of the elam iing iaw with the rail shown in dotted lines. Fig. 5 isa detail inner face view of said jaw. Fig. 6 is a side view of therail-stay, showing a modification of my invention. Fig. 7 is a plan viewof the modified form, and Fig. 8 is a transverse section on line Y Y inFig. 7.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A denotes the well-known track-rail, and l) the usual cross-tie uponwhich the rail is supported.

The rail-stayembodying the present invention comprises a metallic bar C,which extends across the bottom of the rail A and isformed with adepending flange a, by which it abuts against the side of the cross-tieit. The said bar is provided at one end with a rigid hookshaped jaw (0,preferably formed integral therewith and gripping one of therail-flanges b, and on the opposite end of the bar is formed anupwardly-projecting lug c, provided with an aperture (Z. \Vhcu .I usethe form of stay shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, l provide thesaid aperture with a screw-thread. The said bar is formed on its topwith a pair of guides or flanges extending from the said lug c to apoint a short distance be yond the edge of the adjacent flange 6 of therail, and on the said guides are provided ribs ff, extending from theirinner ends part way their lengths, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

cl) denotes a clamping-jaw mounted on top of the bar and longitudinallyadjustable be tween the guides c c. This jaw is formed on its bottomwith a pair of oppositely-disposed tongues g y, engaging the aforesaidribs ff of the guides, and is thereby sustained in its position to gripthe other flange Z) of the rail. The face of the jaw which engages theedge of the flange is preferably serrated, so as to obtain a more securehold on the rail.

'lhrough the aperture of of the aforesaid lug 0 passes a horizontalscrew it, which bears with its inner end against back of the jaw l) andforces the same to its clamping position. The outer end of the saidscrew /r is provided with a head vi, by which to turn-the same. When theform of a stay shown in Figs. (i and? of the drawings is used, the lugis provided with a plain aperture 5, through which the screw /1. freelypasses. in this case the screw engages a nut (if, which is forn1edseparate from the bar and is seated in a V-shaped recess 7) in the topof the bar to prevent the same from shifting and turning when the screwis operated.

It will be observed that by extending the aforesaid ribs ff only partway the length of the guides c c the clamping-jaw 1) can be readilyremoved. from or applied to the bar.

It will also be seen that the clamping-jaw can be easily andconveniently tightened when required.

W hat I claim is l. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across thebottom of the rail and engaging the cross-tie, a rigid jaw on one end ofthe bar engaging one of the rail-flanges, an adjustable jaw mounted onthe bar and engaging the opposite rail-flange, and means passing throughthe bar and forcing the latter jaw onto the rail as set forth.

2. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie and formed on one end with a jawengaging one of the rail-flanges and at the opposite end withlongitudinal guides, a jaw supported on the bar adjustably between saidguides and engaging the other rail flange, and means movable lengthwisethe bar for forcing the latter jaw onto the rail as set forth.

3. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie, a hook-shaped jaw formed on one endof the bar and engaging one of the rail-flanges, longitudinal guidesformed on top of the bar at its opposite end, a clampingjaw disposedadjustably between said guides and engaging the other rail-flange, andmeans passing through the bar and forcing the latter jaw to its clampingposition as set forth.

4. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand formed with an abutment engaging the side of the crosstie and formedat one end with a jaw gripping one of the rail flanges, a clampingjawmounted adjustably on the opposite end portion of the bar and engagingthe other railflange, and a screw extending lengthwise the bar andoperative for forcing the latter jaw to its clamping position as setforth.

5. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie and provided at one end with a rigidjaw gripping one of the rail-flanges and provided at its opposite endwith longitudinal guides, a clamping-jaw disposed adjustably betweensaid guides and engaging the other rail-flange, and ahorizontally-disposed screw supported on said bar and forcing the latterjaw to its clamping position as set forth.

6. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie and provided on one end with a rigidjaw gripping one of the railfianges, a clamping-jaw mountedlongitudinally adjustable on the opposite end portion of the bar andengaging the other rail-flange and removable vertically therefrom, and

means operative for forcing the latter jaw to 1ts clamping position asset forth.

7. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie and formed on one end with a jawengaging one side of the rail, an adjustable clamping-jaw mounted on thebar and engaging the opposite side of the rail, and ahorizontally-disposed screw supported on the bar and bearing on the backof the latter jaw and forcing the same to its clamping position as setforth.

8. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie and formed at one end with a jawgripping one of the rail-liangesand formed at its opposite end with anapertured lug, a clamping-jaw mounted longitudinally adjustable on thebar, and engaging the other rail-flange and a screw passing through saidlug and operative for forcing the latter jaw to its clamping position asset forth.

9. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie, and formed at one end with a jawgripping one of the rail-flanges, and formed at its opposite end with anapertured lug and longitudinal guides back of the lug, a elampingjawmounted on top of the bar longitudinally adjustable between said guides,and a horizontal screw passing through the said lug and bearing on theback of the latter jaw and forcing the same to its clamping position asset forth.

10. A railstay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie and formed at one end with a jawgripping one of the rail-flanges and formed at its opposite end portionwith a pair of longitudinal guides disposed on top thereof and providedwith ribs extending part way their lengths, a clamping-jaw disposedlongitudinally adjustable between said guides and engaging the otherrail-flange and formed at its opposite sides with tongues engaging saidribs, and a screw operative for forcing the latter jaw to its clampingposition as set forth.

11. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie and formed at one end with a jawgripping one of the rail-flanges and formed at its opposite end portionwith a pair of longitudinal guides on the top thereof, said guides beingprovided with ribs extending part way their lengths, a clampingjawdisposed longitudinally movable between said guides and engaging theother rail-flange and formed with tongues engaging said ribs, and ahorizontal ly-disposed screw passing through the bar and bearing on theback of the latter jaw and forcing the same to its clamping position asset forth.

12. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie, said bar being formed at one endwith a hook-shaped jaw gripping one of the rail-flanges and formed atits opposite end with an upwardly-projecting apertured lug, andlongitudinal guides on top of the bar extending from the lug andprovided with ribs extending from their inner ends part way toward saidlug, a clamping-jaw disposed longitudinally movable between the guidesand engaging the other rail-flange and formed with tongues engaging thesaid ribs, and a horizontal screw passing through the aforesaid lug andforcing the latter jaw to its clamping position as set forth.

13. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand abutting against the cross-tie, said bar being provided at one endwith a rigid jaw gripping one of the rail-flanges, a clamping-jawsustained adjustably on the bar and engaging the other rail-flange, aseparately-formed nut locked to the bar, and a screw passing freelythrough the bar and. engaging the nut and operative for forcing thelatter to its clamping position as set forth.

14:. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of therail and formed at one end with a jaw gripping one of the railflangesand at its opposite end with an upwardly-projecting lug provided with aplain aperture, and a recess in the top of the bar, a clamping-jawsustained longitudinally adjustable on the bar and engaging the otherrail-flange, a nut seated in said recess, and a screw passing freelythrough the lug and engaging said nut and bearing on the back of thelatter jaw for forcing the same to its clamping position as set forth.

15. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand formed at one end with a jaw gripping one of the railflanges and atits opposite end with a lug provided with a plain aperture, a pair oflongitudinal guides formed on the top of the bar, a recess in the topthereof and disposed bctween the guides, a clamping-jaw movablelongitudinally on the guides and engaging the other rail-flange, a nutseated ilnrnovable in said recess, and a horizontal headed screw passingfreely through the aforesaid. lug and engaging said nut and bearing onthe back of the latter jaw for forcing the same to its clam pingposition as set forth.

' llllilllll ll. SPONENBURG. Witnesses:

WILLIAM G. Ur'roN, FRED 10111010 (JAN'rY GroURLnY.

